I stole divine power in Daxia

Chapter 696 True Self
The second senior brother remained silent for a long time after seeing the more than 100 million votes in favor of choosing 'change'.

Even without half, as long as one-tenth of the world approves, then Maitreya Buddha and the Blood Sea Venerable Leader will have already 'won' this operation.

In the grand scheme of the world, the Celestial Venerable has never lost a single time in the past ten thousand years. Now, everyone even blindly believes that even if the Heavenly Emperor returns or the Human Emperor is reborn, the Celestial Venerable will still be the undisputed winner in the Investiture of the Gods three hundred years later.

Regardless of these three hundred years, He has been the only one of supreme beings in heaven and on earth!

But just when everyone blindly believed that the Celestial Venerable controlled everything, the Second Senior Brother realized for the first time that the Celestial Venerable might have already lost the initiative when this battle between Buddha and Demon began.

However, many people did not realize that in the end, it was not the Celestial Venerable who lost the game, but the people of the world.

Therefore, even though the Lord of the Great Illusion was already doing things for the Heavenly Venerable, he did not receive any explicit instructions from the Heavenly Venerable.

To this day, the Heavenly Venerable has not made a single move, but is watching the people of the world play this game of chess themselves.

Because the Celestial Venerable did not make a move, He held onto His last line of defense, ensuring He would not lose. Even if the world lost this game, He would still have the possibility of turning the tide.

The second senior brother clicked on the post titled "The fake one is the second senior brother."

It turned out that the Blood Sea Lord had taken over the Second Senior Brother's body. After saying that he wanted to find a monkey and a water monster, he did not run around, but went directly to the Taoist temple of 'Guanyin Bodhisattva' Miaoshan.

This actually 'fits' the second brother's character. After all, he's just greedy, not stupid. It's normal for him to say something in anger and then seek help from higher-ups to resolve it. This aligns with everyone's perception.

At the same time, when he arrived at Miaoshan's temple, the real Second Senior Brother would have ample evidence to prove himself.

Then, Maitreya and the Blood Sea Lord's backup plan came into play.

First, we need to prove that the second senior brother at Miaoshan Temple is real.

Then, at the same time, more than a dozen "Second Senior Brothers" appeared in the world!
These dozen or so second senior brothers ran to the dojos of various powerful forces across the land.

Whether it's Nalanda Monastery or Xuandu Mountain, they persuaded various forces to form a new pilgrimage team!
Everyone has already concluded that the one who arrived at Miaoshan Dojo first is the real one, so the remaining dozen or so second senior brothers are fake!

Therefore, Maitreya Buddha, the supreme deity of Buddhism, personally issued another decree.

"This is the greed and robbery of the pilgrimage team."

"Now, those who are on the pilgrimage to the West have not yet resolved their greed, anger, and ignorance, and the ancient deity, the Lord of Illusion, is disturbing the world's perception. Therefore, he has sent down the true and false Jiang Deshu. Only when the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance are resolved can the true and false be distinguished!"

Since the Blood Sea Sovereign and the Void Illusion Lord merged, He was naturally able to borrow a small portion of the Void Illusion Lord's power.

This power is nothing compared to that of saints and gods.

However, this was compounded by the physical power he wielded and the influence of Buddhism's own traditions.

So, for a sage, a god, to create a convincing fake of his second senior brother would be far too easy.

Even with a first-rank official like the Celestial Master in person, these dozen or so second senior brothers couldn't tell the real one from the fake one!

At the same time, Maitreya did not confirm that the "Second Senior Brother" who went to Miaoshan was real, but only revealed half of the reason for the truth.

Let the masses form their own preconceived notions.

Even if some intelligent people think that there is something wrong with Buddhism's current test of the mind.

But now that the "evil god" Taixu Huanzhu has been brought into the picture, it seems that Buddhism is playing a grand game, trying to lure out Taixu Huanzhu for the benefit of all people.

The Lord of Illusion is naturally wrong, so anyone who has any connection with him is also wrong.

The steps were all interconnected. The second senior brother had already figured out his thoughts, and he smiled and looked up, saying, "You two have already detained me, so it's time to let me see Lord Simin. After all, you two can't bear the responsibility for this matter, nor do you need to."

Although the two fourth-rank Yin soldiers had already prejudged the fact that their second senior brother was an imposter, just as the second senior brother said, what if he was real? If they were wrong about this matter, the two fourth-rank soldiers could not bear the responsibility, especially since they were not originally supposed to bear this responsibility.

One of them thought for a moment and said, "You wait here. I'll go and report to the Minister of Justice, but whether he sees you or not is not my concern."

The second senior brother didn't have to wait a moment before he received a summons from the officials.

He was led into the study.

Now, Hao Ren wears a purple python robe and has grown a short beard. He exudes an imposing aura, showing no trace of the man who forty years ago only wanted to be a lowly officer who lived a life of idleness and complacency.

The second senior brother didn't shout for the two ghost soldiers to untie the soul-binding ropes. After seeing the officials, he first bowed silently.

Hao Ren sat behind his desk, waved for the two ghost soldiers to leave, and then laughed, "Your appearance confirms that you are 'fake'!"

In the past, when his second senior brother came to his residence, he acted as if he had an imperial order and demanded bribes. Why was he so respectful today?
The second senior brother smiled and asked, "Did you receive a decree from the Heavenly Venerable, Minister of Justice?"

Hao Ren shook his head. "No."

The second senior brother was not surprised; just as he had thought, the Celestial Venerable was unlikely to intervene at this time.

If He doesn't step in, He won't make a mistake. Even if He loses this round, He still has a chance. But if He steps in, then He will truly end up like the monkey.

No matter how many forms you can take, or how many mountains and seas you can move, can you out-argue all the living beings in the world?
The only difference between the Celestial Venerable and the Monkey King is that, although He cannot persuade all living beings in the world, He can kill all living beings who try to persuade Him.

The Great Xia Dynasty and the Confucian sages were able to suppress and banish the divine way for thousands of years, let alone the Heavenly Venerable.

Hao Ren believed that if the Heavenly Venerable wished, He had the ability to directly destroy Maitreya and the Twenty-Four Heavenly Kings of Buddhism.

But what will be the price?
A great upheaval in the human world?

Six or seven out of ten people in the world die?

Let all those who dare to believe in Buddhism die out, and suppress them with absolute annihilation.
Even if the Celestial Venerable wins this round, He will lose His Dao. Three hundred years later, in the battle between humans and gods, what was originally a sure win will become a sure loss.

Maitreya valued this point, which is why he dared to join forces with the Blood Sea Sovereign to oppose the Heavenly Venerable!

The second senior brother thought for a moment, then said, half-flatteringly, "You're really something, Si Min. How did you know I was 'real'?"

Hao Ren's words just now actually showed that he was taking him seriously.

Hao Ren laughed and said, "Because it's useless for a fake to come to me. The Heavenly Venerable will not issue an edict, but I am the Heavenly Venerable's direct subordinate, so it is easy for me to go to the Heavenly Venerable in private to verify it."

"Simin has already understood this game."

The second senior brother's tone relaxed slightly, and he quickly said, "Please teach me, Minister!"

Hao Ren smiled and shook his head. "It's useless for me to understand this game, and it's useless for the Celestial Venerable to understand it. Now, how are you going to prove to the world that you are the real Jiang Deshu?"

The second senior brother remained silent, proving to the world that he was the real one. This was a story that had only appeared in books before, but now it had real meaning.

Greed, anger, and ignorance are merely appearances; good and evil are just processes. The real purpose is to let everyone in the world recognize their true selves.

(End of this chapter)